Mindfulness-Based Approaches to Clinical Supervision: Enhancing Process-Focused Learning

This 3-hour workshop, facilitated by Staci Martin, PhD, and Miranda Morris, PhD, introduces an innovative framework for incorporating mindfulness principles into clinical supervision, emphasizing the distinction between process and content in therapeutic work. Designed for clinical supervisors and consultants, this experiential training explores how mindfulness-based supervision can enhance trainee development while fostering deeper awareness of therapeutic dynamics.

Participants will learn to shift supervision focus from content-based case discussion to process-oriented exploration, enabling trainees to develop stronger clinical instincts and self-awareness. The workshop addresses core supervisory functions including professional development, clinical competence, and the cultivation of mindful awareness in clinical work.

Special attention will be given to managing common supervisory challenges, including resistant trainees, supervisor frustration, and the tendency to rely on "packaged" interventions. Participants will walk away with practical skills for implementing mindfulness-based supervision techniques while maintaining focus on trainee growth and clinical competence.

This training is particularly valuable for supervisors seeking to deepen their supervision practice while fostering mindful awareness in the next generation of clinicians.

Participants will receive 3 Supervision CEs following their conclusion of the course.

Staci Martin, PhD is a licensed psychologist who specializes in using mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to treat adolescents and adults with medical conditions at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. Her research focuses on ACT interventions for people with chronic pain and parents of children with health conditions. She is the Principal Investigator of two ACT-based protocols and has published over 80 peer reviewed publications. Dr. Martin is a past board member of the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS), President Emeritus of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of ACBS Board, and current chair of the ACBS Plenary committee. She also is an associate editor of the Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. Further, she is on the Advisory Board of the Diversity Working Group of the NCI Pediatric Oncology Branch. She has been conducting ACT trainings since 2014 and is recognized as a Peer-Reviewed ACT Trainer. Her other training topics have focused on ACT for health and wellness, maximizing the power of mindfulness in sessions with clients, ethics, and cultural competence.

Miranda Morris, PhD, is a psychologist in Bethesda, MD. She is a Peer Reviewed ACT Trainer, and she conducts regular workshops in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and related therapies including Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) and basic Relational Frame Theory (RFT). She has served as the President of the Association for Contextual Behavior Science (the primary organization of the ACT community) and is an active member of the Mid Atlantic Chapter of ACBS Chapter and their ACT Carolinas affiliate. In her paid-work life, she is the Co-founder of True North Therapy and Training, a group dedicated to sharing contextual behavioral therapies with clients, practitioners, and the broader community.

Additional Program Information:

Target audience: social workers, mental health professionals

Content level: Intermediate/Advanced

Learning objectives:

1 . Describe a way to structure supervision time to optimize supervisee learning

2. Explain the importance of focusing on process vs content both in therapy and in supervision

3. Identify one technique that can foster a mindful awareness stance in supervision

Outline and Agenda:

9:00 – 9:20 The Core Functions of Clinical Supervision

• Professional Growth/Competence

• Mindful Awareness and Acceptance

9:20 – 9:50 Structuring Supervision Using Mindfulness as Your Guide: Process and Content

• Structuring the Supervision Hour

• Practice

• Self-Reflection

9:50 - 10:15 Process-Focused Supervision Strategies

• Exploring Clinical Relationships

• Staying Open, Aware, and Engaged

10:15 – 10:30 BREAK

10:30 – 11:00 Common Challenges in Supervision

• Managing Difficult Dynamics

• Avoiding Common Pitfalls

11:00 – 11:30 Role-Plays and Small Group Practice

11:30 – 12:15 Implementation Guidelines

• Practical Applications

• Integration Strategies

Course interaction and system requirements:

This live webinar hosted on Zoom is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation (using their microphones and/or the chat option). System requirements for Zoom can be viewed athttps://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-requirements-for-PC-and-Mac.

Fee and registration:

Cost is $70-80 for 3 Supervision credits. Refunds are available for up to seven days prior to the program (this does not include TicketTailor fees). After that, we offer credit that can be applied to a future program. Registration is open until the course is full. In some cases, we will enable a wait list option once the course is full.

Course completion and CE info:

To attend CE credit, social workers must log in at the scheduled time, attend the entire program and complete an online evaluation at the end of the program.

Certificates will be emailed out within 7 business days following receipt of evaluation.

CE credit is currently available for social workers in all 50 states. All other professionals (including psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists) must confirm CE approval with their state board.

Bright Ideas Continuing Education, provider # 1757, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 11/19/2024-11/19/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 18 clinical continuing education credits.

Bright Ideas Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0781.

​Bright Ideas Continuing Education is also authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to provide social work continuing education.

Our credits are also accepted by the New Jersey Board of Social Work Examiners.

If you have any questions, concerns or special accommodation requests, please contact us at 410-575-3870 or info@brightideasceus.com.